Another blood-test and consultation today. Platelets, WCC and neutrophils have all dropped again - that's now five consecutive drops. We've no idea what my body is doing with my iron intake - this time Hb has joined in and is dropping towards bottom-limit, yet serum ferritin continues to rise with no reasonable explanation forthcoming from the haematologists. That said, the Wikipedia page for ferritin does say that "concentrations increase drastically in the presence of an infection or cancer".
The nerdy counts charts have been updated.
I avoided another Bone Marrow Aspiration with Trephine, but I'm booked in for another test and consultation two weeks hence.
Back on the meds though - Aciclovir for 35 days, in a belated effort to shift the viral infections that I've had since June:
THE SMALL(ish) PRINT... (updated 23/07/2016)
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What does serum ferritin do? Is this linked to your Guinness intake? On another note, have you noticed that Kia have now dropped the unnecessary apostrophe on the Cee-apostrophe-d
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferritin - Ferritin's a buffer against iron overload or deficiency, serum ferritin is the bit of it that gets into the bloodstream and can be used as an indicator. Whether of not testing for it works on owners of Audis and BMWs is a moot point, as their indicators are generally inoperative. I've yet to determine if Guinness intake is a factor for me - the loading phase is prolonged and ongoing.
Dropped? Intentionally? Are they sure that their badge-making plant hasn't been done over by a gang of thieving grocers?